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EduConnect, compared with Search Associates.
Search Associates is the benchmark in international recruitment: a membership organisation with decades of fairs, member schools, and advisers behind it. EduConnect is newer and narrower — a U.S.-focused marketplace with a published teacher price and direct contact with districts. Which one fits depends on what you need next.
How the introduction happens
EduConnect
Schools search teacher profiles and message you inside the platform, and you can apply to published U.S. vacancies yourself.
Search Associates
Candidate registration, membership, and recruitment fairs run by the organisation, with an adviser involved in the process.
Finding out what it costs
EduConnect
Teacher membership is $79/month or $899/year, published on the pricing page, with cancellation terms beside it.
Search Associates
Membership terms are confirmed with the organisation; entry pricing was not published on the pages we read, so ask for it in writing.
What schools pay
EduConnect
Nothing. No school subscription, no placement fee.
Search Associates
Member schools pay the organisation for membership and recruitment, on terms it sets.
Who holds the conversation
EduConnect
You and the school district, from the first message to the signed offer.
Search Associates
The organisation stays in the middle of the relationship as the intermediary.
Where the work is
EduConnect
U.S. schools and districts hiring international teachers, with the advertised J-1 or H-1B pathway shown on each listing.
Search Associates
International schools worldwide, which is a different job market from a U.S. public district.
How scale is measured
EduConnect
Live counts, dated on the page, with the method written next to them.
Search Associates
Published figures on its own site: 50,000+ educators hired, 750+ member schools, 125+ countries, 35+ years.
Where they are the better choice: Search Associates has done this far longer than we have, and its record is real — the figures above are from its own site. If an established network, a fair, and a human adviser matter more to you than a published price and direct contact, it may suit you better. This page describes their public materials as of November 2026; check their current terms before deciding.
Start with the part that should always have been direct.
Free for U.S. schools. $79/month or $899/year for teachers. No placement fee.